Comparing cryptocurrency to file-sharing seems like the exact opposite of the point you're tying to make. Microsoft and many game publishers use file-sharing fo

Comparing cryptocurrency to file-sharing seems like the exact opposite of the point you're tying to make. Microsoft and many game publishers use file-sharing for updates and content distribution. Legitimate user file-sharing (via Dropbox, etc) is ubiquitous among the computer-literate. Piracy and related activities are still flourishing and still use file-sharing.